Rev Saúde Pública 2004;38(2):247-54
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Are severe occlusal problems more frequent in permanent than deciduous dentition? Má oclusão severa é mais freqüente na dentição permanente do que na decídua? Paulo Frazão, Paulo Capel Narvai, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre and Roberto Augusto Castellanos Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pública da Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Keywords Malocclusion, epidemiology. Dentition, primary. Dentition, permanent. Prevalence. Meta-analysis. Cross-sectional studies. Dental health services.
Abstract
Descritores Maloclusão, epidemiologia. Dentição primária. Dentição permanente. Prevalência. Meta-análise. Estudos transversais. Serviços de saúde bucal.
Resumo
Correspondence to: Paulo Frazão Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pública Faculdade de Saúde Pública - USP Av. Dr Arnaldo, 715 011246-904 São Paulo, SP, Brasil E-mail:
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Based on the thesis of doctoral presented on Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 1999. Received on 3/6/2002. Reviewed on 17/3/2003. Approved on 28/11/2003.
Objective To determine the prevalence and severity of occlusal problems in populations at the ages of deciduous and permanent dentition and to carry out a meta-analysis to estimate the weighted odds ratio for occlusal problems comparing both groups. Methods Data of a probabilistic sample (n=985) of schoolchildren aged 5 and 12 from an epidemiological study in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, were analyzed using univariate logistic regression (MLR). Results of cross-sectional study data published in the last 70 years were examined in the meta-analysis. Results The prevalence of occlusal problems increased from 49.0% (95% CI =47.4%-50.6%) in the deciduous dentition to 71.3% (95% CI =70.3%-72.3%) in the permanent dentition (p
